The HDV1080i XH A1   is a perfectly balanced professional camcorder by Canon for easy handheld shooting. The XH A1 combines the outstanding performance of a 3CCD, High Definition camcorder with an array of advanced features all in a compact design for the commercial and television production. The Canon XH A1 is an ideal digital filmmaker’s tool that offers full control over image variables, with new ultra-fast Instant AF, Canon 20x HD Video Professional L Series Fluorite Zoom Lens, 1/3″ Native 16:9 CCDs (1440 x 1080), DIGIC DV II image processing,  Super-Range Optical image stabilization and auto focus features.

The Canon XH A1 is an extremely customize camcorder that provides you with excellent video quality, great lens and optical stabilizer by offering a wider-angle view 32.5mm-to-650mm equivalent and fast focus.The 1/3″ 1.67 Megapixel 3CCD XH A1 records HDV1080i onto MiniDV tape where rectangular pixels delivers the superior quality of full wide screen resolution and offers 30F or 24F frame rates.

Features:

* 1/3″ 1.67MP 3CCD for HDV1080i
* 20x optical zoom lens with OIS
* Instant AF and Focus Assist
* DIGIC DV II for HD
* Compact design
* Focus, zoom and iris rings
* Widescreen LCD and EVF
* Complete image control
* Cine gamma and custom presets
* Hot-shoe and XLR audio

Main Features

14.06 million (4.69 million x 3) Foveon X3 CMOS sensor
28mm equiv, F4 lens
RAW capture
Full manual control
TRUE image processing
230,0000 pixel, 2.5-inch LCD
Movies in 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) @ 30 fps

Specification

Sensor

• FOVEON  X3(R) Direct Image Sensor (CMOS)
• 20.7 x 13.8 mm Foveon CMOS sensor
• Direct image sensor
• 14.06 million effective pixels (4.69 million x 3)

Image sizes

• JPEG: 2640 x 1760 pixels (High)
• JPEG: 2640 x 1485 pixels (16:9)
• JPEG: 1872 x 1248 pixels (Medium)
• JPEG: 1312 x 880 pixels (Low)
• RAW: 2640 x 1760 pixels

Movie clips

• QVGA: 320×240
• 30 Frames Per Second

File formats

• RAW ?12-bit uncompressed)
• JPEG (Three quality levels, Exif 2.21)
Lens • 16.6mm (28mm equiv.)
• F4
• 5 Groups 6 Elements

Digital zoom  Yes, up to 3x

Focus

• Contrast detection AF
• Dial type manual focus

AF area modes  • AF point selection (out of 9 points)
AF assist lamp  No
Focus distance 30cm to ?

Metering

• Evaluative Metering
• Center-Weighted Average Metering
• Spot metering

ISO sensitivity

• Auto
• 100
• 200
• 400
• 800

Exposure compensation

• +/- 3EV
• 1/3 EV steps

Exposure bracketing

• 1/3EV stop increments up to ±3EV
• 3 frames

Shutter speed

• 1/1000sec to 15sec (between F4 and F5.0)
• 1/1250sec to 15sec (between F5.6 to F7.1)
• 1/1600sec to 15sec (between F8.0 to F9.0)
• 1/2000sec to 15sec (between F10 to F11)

Modes

• Auto Mode
• Program AE
• Shutter Priority AE
• Aperture Priority AE
•  Manual

White balance

• Auto
• Sunlight
• Shade
• Overcast
• Incandescent
• Fluorescent
• Flash
• Custom

Image parameters

• Contrast
• Sharpness
• Saturation
• Color Space

Flash

• Pop-up (Manual)
• Guide number: 6 (ISO100/?)
• Flash range: 30cm?3m(Auto ISO)
• Forced on
• Red-eye Reduction
• Slow Sync.
• Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction
• Flash exposure compensation

LCD monitor • 2.5″ TFT LCD Display
• 230K dots
Connectivity

• USB 2.0
• AV Output (NTSC/PAL)
• Audio out (monaural)
• DC Input

Storage

• SD Memory Card
• SDHC Memory Card
• MultiMedia Card

Power

• Li-ion Battery BP-31
• Battery Charger BC-31
• optional AC Adapter
• Approx.250 shots capacity

Weight (excl batt)  250g / 8.8oz
Dimensions 113.3mm/4.5″(W)×59.5mm/2.3″(H)×50.3mm/2″(D)

Samsung new Blu-ray player the BD-P1500 becomes a more compelling option.It is relatively inexpensive compared with other Blu-ray players with very good image quality.If you are not interested to buy the Panasonic DMP-BD50- Sony Playstation 3,the Samsung BD-P1500 is better choice for the money.The BD-P1500 upgraded its standard DVD resolution to 1080p and supports full HD Blu-ray movies, naturally. Samsung claims it will update the BD-IP500 by adding Profile 2.0 support and onboard DTS-HD Master Audio decoding in the future to fight back against PS3.

Presently Samsung BD-P1500 is a Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player, which can operate picture-in-picture commentary tracks such as Sunshine.Samsung is promising to update its player with a Profile 2.0 player so that it can access the BD-Live features on a Blu-ray Discs.The BD-P1500 can internally decode Dolby TrueHD, but currently can’t decode DTS-HD Master Audio bit stream output for all high-resolution audio formats.It also provides ethernet port for firmware updates.

Samsung BD-P1500 Specifications:

General:

Product Type:    Blu-Ray disc player
Form Factor:    Tabletop
Width:    16.9 in
Depth:    10.8 in
Height:    3.3 in
Weight:    8.6 lbs

System:

Parental Lock:   Yes

VCR:

Sound Output Mode:    Stereo

DVD:

Media Type:    CD, DVD, BD-R, CD-R, BD-RE, CD-RW, DVD-R, BD-ROM, DVD-RW
Built-in Audio Decoders:    DTS decoder, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Media Load Type:    Tray
Supported Digital Video Standards:    VC-1, H.264, MPEG-2
Supported Digital Audio Standards:    PCM
Upscaling:    Yes
Output Resolution:    480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p

Audio System:

Digital Audio Format:    DTS digital output, Dolby Digital output
Response Bandwidth:    4 – 44000 Hz
Dynamic Range:    100 dB
Signal-To-Noise Ratio:    110 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion:    0.003 %
Additional Features:    Upgradeable firmware

DVD Features:

Additional Features:    BD-Live, JPEG photo playback, Progressive scanning

Remote Control:

Type:    Universal remote control
Technology:    Infrared

Connections:

Connector Type:    1 x HDMI ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) – Rear, 1 x Component video output ( RCA phono x 3 ) – Rear, 1 x Composite video/audio output ( RCA phono x 3 ) – Rear, 1 x Digital audio output (optical) ( TOSLINK ) – Rear, 1 x Network ( RJ-45 ) – Rear, 1 x USB – Rear

Power:

Power Consumption Operational:    28 Watt
Power Device:    Power supply
Type:    Power supply
Power:    AC 120 V

Manufacturer Warranty:

Service & Support:    1 year warranty
Service & Support Details:    Limited warranty – Parts – 1 year, Limited warranty – Labor – 90 days

The Sony’s Alpha DSLR-A350 offers an excellent level of responsiveness and gives us high precision that macro and studio shooters needed. It offers white balance like auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, flash, color temperature/filter, manual. This camera support different flash modes like auto, fill flash, rear sync, slow sync, manual flash, red-eye reduction, wireless off-camera flash.

New features 

    * Live view with dedicated sensor

    * Larger, articulated LCD

    * 14.2 MP sensor

    * New software bundle with all-new raw converter

    * Creative Styles (expansion of color modes function on A100)

    * ISO 3200

    * Optional high ISO noise reduction

    * RGB histograms

    * Digital Teleconverter function

Specification 

Price (body only)

• $810 / £450 [check]

• $900 / £480

Body material: Plastic exterior

Sensor        

• 23.5 x 15.7 mm CCD sensor

• RGB Color Filter Array

• Built-in fixed low-pass filter

• 14.9 million total pixels

• 14.2 million effective pixels

Image sizes

• 4592 x 3056 (L / RAW)

• 3408 x 2272 (M)

• 2288 x 1520 (S)

• 4592 x 2576 (L) 16:9

• 3408 x 1920 (M) 16:9

• 2288 x 1280 (S) 16:9

File qualities / formats    

• RAW (.ARW)

• RAW + JPEG Fine

• JPEG Fine

• JPEG Standard

Dust reduction       

• Static-resistant anti-dust coating

• CCD-shift dust reduction mechanism

Lenses        

• Sony Alpha lenses

Auto Focus

• TTL CCD line sensors (9-points, with center cross sensor)

• EV 0 to 18 (ISO 100) detection range

• Predictive focus control for moving subjects

AF area selection    

• Wide AF area

• Spot AF area (center)

• Focus area selection (any of 9)

Focus modes         

• Single-shot AF

• Continuous AF

• Automatic AF

• Manual focus

AF assist illuminator

• Yes (using built in flash)

• Range approx 1m – 5m

Shooting modes      

• Auto

• Programmed AE (with shift)

• Aperture priority AE

• Shutter priority AE

• Manual

• Flash off

• Scene modes (below)

Scene modes         

• Portrait

• Landscape

• Macro

• Sports Action

• Sunset

• Night view/portrait 

Sensitivity    

• Auto (Range varies depending on shooting mode)

• ISO 100

• ISO 200

• ISO 400

• ISO 800

• ISO 1600

• ISO 3200*

Metering modes    

• Multi-segment (40 segment Honeycomb pattern)

• Center-weighted

• Spot

Metering range      

• EV 2 to 20 (Multi-segment / Center-weighted) *

• EV 4 to 20 (Spot metering) *

(at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens)

AE Lock       

• AEL button (customizable, hold or single-press)

• Half-press shutter release

AE Bracketing        

• Single or continuous bracketing

• 3 frames

• 0.3 or 0.7 EV steps

White balance         

• Auto

• Daylight

• Shade

• Cloudy

• Tungsten

• Fluorescent

• Flash

• Color temperature/filter (2500 – 9900 K)

• Manual (Custom)

White balance fine tuning

• Auto (none)

• Preset WB: -3 to +3

• Fluorescent WB: -2 to +4

• Color temperature WB: G9 to M9 (Magenta to Green)

White balance bracketing

• 10 or 20 Mired steps

Dynamic range optimizer

• Off

• Standard

• Advanced

Color space

• sRGB

• Adobe RGB

Color modes          

• Standard

• Vivid

• Portrait

• Landscape

• Sunset

• Night view

• Sunset

• B&W

• Adobe RGB

Image parameters

• Contrast (-3 to +3)

• Sharpness (-3 to +3)

(Available in all color modes)

• Saturation (-3 to +3)

(All modes except B&W)

Noise reduction

• Long exposure for exposures longer than 1 second

• High ISO NR at ISO 1600 or higher

• User controllable: On / Off

Viewfinder    

• Eye-level fixed optical glass pentamirror

• Spherical Acute Matte focusing screen (interchangeable)

• Magnification approx. 0.74x

• 95% frame coverage

• Dioptric adjustment (-3.0 to +1.0)

• Eye-relief 21 mm from eyepiece, 17 mm from frame

• Eyepiece cup removable

• Viewfinder info bar

Live view      

• Dedicated live view sensor

• 1200 zone evaluative metering

• Sensitivity 2-17 EV

• 90% frame coverage

• Exposure and white balance simulation

LCD monitor

• 2.7 TFT LCD

• 230,400 pixels

• Anti-reflective coating

Flash

• Built-in pop-up flash (manual release)

• Metering: ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash control

• Guide number 12 (ISO 100/m)

• Angle of coverage 24 mm (35 mm equiv.)

• Flash sync 1/160 sec

Flash modes            

• Auto

• Fill Flash

• Rear Sync

• Slow sync

• Manual Flash

• Red-eye Reduction (pre-flash)

• Wireless/Remote Off-camera Flash

• High Speed Sync.

Flash compensation:-2.0 to +2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps

External flash (optional)    

• Sony HVL-F56M (guide no. 56)

• Sony HVL-F36M (guide no. 36)

• Macro Twin Flash Kit HVL-MT24AM

• Ring Light HVL-RLAM

• Off camera flash shoe FA-CS1 AM

Drive modes            

• Single-frame

• Continuous

• Self-timer (10 or 2 sec)

• Continuous bracket

• Single-frame bracket

• White balance bracket

Continuous shooting        

• Approx 2.5fps max (2.0 in Live view)

• RAW: Up to 4 frames

• RAW+JPEG: Up to 3 frames

• JPEG (FINE): Unlimited (to card capacity) 

Self-timer     

• 10 sec

• 2 sec

Connectivity         

• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage, Multi-LUN or PTP)

• Video out (NTSC or PAL)

• DC-IN

• Remote terminal

Video out    

• AV (Selectable NTSC or PAL)

• ‘PhotoTV’ HD settings applied with BRAVIA.

Storage       

• Compact Flash Type I/II

• Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo (Via optional adapter)

• Supports FAT12 / FAT16 / FAT32

Power            

• NP-FM500H Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (1650 mAh)

• Battery charger included

• Optional AC adapter

• Batter life Approx 730 shots with viewfinder, 410 in Live view mode (CIPA standard)

Dimensions: 131 x 99 x 74 mm (5.25 x 4 x 3 in)

Weight (body)

• No battery: 582 g (1.3 lb)

• With battery: 676 g (1.5 lb)

The Sony Cyber-Shot H10 comes with 10x optical zoom with Carl Zeiss glass. It has a variable capturing range that varied from f/3.5 at the wide angle end to f/4.4 at the telephoto end. Its Shutter speed vary from 1/2000 to 30 seconds. 

The Sony H10 provides the flexible shooting like:

Auto: For point-and-shoot purposes.

Program: For point-and-shoot purposes with some user overrides.

Manual: Permits user control of both shutter speed and aperture.

Movie: The H10 shoots movies with sound at up to 640×480/30 fps.

Scene: Six scene preset options, including Sony’s Soft Snap portrait mode, are available.

Specification

Sensor

• 1/2.5 “Type Super HAD CCD

• 8.3 million Pixels total

• 8.1 million Effective pixels 

Image sizes

• 3264 x 2448

• 2592 x 1944

• 2048 x 1536

• 640 x 480

• 3264 x 2176 (3:2)

• 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 

Movie clips

• 640 x 480 @ 30fps

• 640 x 480 @ 16.6fps

• 320 x 240 @ 30fps

• 320 x 240 @ 8.3fps  

File formats

• JPEG (Exif Ver.2.21)

• MPEG1 (MPEG Movie VX)
 

Lens

• 10x optical zoom

• 6.3 – 63.0mm

• 38 – 380mm (35mm equiv.)

• f/ 3.5 – 14.4

• Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar

• 10 elements in 9 groups (including 1 aspheric element)

Image stabilization

• Super Steady Shot Conversion lenses

• Wide: VCL-DH0758

• Tele: VCL-DH1758

• Close-up: VCL-M3358

Digital zoom: Yes, up to 2x

Focus

• Single AF

• Monitor AF

• Macro

AF area modes

• 9-point AF

• Center Weighted AF

• Spot area AF

• Focus preset

AF assist lamp: Yes, auto or off

Focus distance

• Auto: 50cm – ? (w), 90cm – ? (t)

• Macro: 2cm – ? (w), 90cm – ? (t) 

Metering

• Multi-Pattern

• Center-Weighted

• Spot

ISO sensitivity

• Auto

• ISO 100

• ISO 200

• ISO 400

• ISO 800

• ISO 1600

• ISO 3200

Exposure compensation +/- 2.0EV in 1/3 EV steps

Exposure bracketing: +/- 0.3, 0.7, 1.0 EV

Shutter speed

• Auto: 1/4 – 1/2,000 sec

• Program Auto: 1 sec- 1/1,000 sec

• Manual: 30 sec – 1/2000 sec 

Aperture

• Auto: F3.5/8.0 (w)

• Program Auto: F3.5/F8.0 (w)

Modes

• Auto

• Program auto

• Manual

• Movie

• SCN

Scene modes

• High Sensitivity

• Extra High Sensitivity

• Extra High-speed Burst

• Twilight

• Twilight Portrait

• Portrait

• Soft Snap

• Landscape

• Beach

• Snow

• Fireworks

• Hi-speed Shutter

• Advanced Sports Shooting

White balance

• Auto

• Daylight

• Cloudy

• Fluorescent 1 (White Fluorescent Lighting)

• Fluorescent 2 (Natural White Fluorescent Lighting)

• Fluorescent 3 (Day White Fluorescent Lighting)

• Incandescent

• Flash

Self timer 2 or 10 sec

Image parameters

• Normal

• Vivid

• Natural

• Real

• Sepia

• B&W

• DRO (Dynamic Range Optimizer): Standard, Plus, off

Retouch

• Trimming

• Red Eye Correction

• Soft Focus

• Partial Color

• Fisheye Lens

• Cross Filter

Flash

• Auto

• Flash On

• Slow Syncro

• Flash Off

• Red-Eye Reduction

• Range: 0.2 – 7.0m (w), 0.9 – 5.6m (t) (ISO Auto)

• Range: Up to 14m (w), 11.2m (t) (ISO 3200)

Viewfinder No

LCD monitor

• 3.0 in (7.5cm) Hybrid TFT LCD

• Aspect Ratio: 4:3

• 230,000 dots

• Approx. 100% coverage

Connectivity

• AV out (Composite, 1080i component with optional cable)

• USB 2.0 High Speed

• DC input

• All in/out via Multi Use Terminal

Print compliance 

• Pictbridge

• DPOF

• Print Image Matching III

• EXIF Print

Storage

• Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo (High Speed), Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo card

• Approx 31MB internal memory

Power

• Li-ion battery pack NP-BG1

• BC-CSGB / CSGC Charger included

• Optional AC adaptor  

Weight (no batt):265 g (9.3 oz)

Weight (With batt):381 g (13.4 oz)
 
Dimensions:106 x 68.5 x 48.9 mm (4.2 x 2.7 x 1.9 in)

Key features

• 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor
• Live view mode
• 2.7 inch 230,000 dot LCD (up from 2.5 in. 210,000)
• Burst mode, allows 21fps shooting at 1.6MP resolution (up to 115 frames)
• Dynamic range expansion mode
• X-sync flash socket
• Image parameter settings (Custom image), enhanced
• Color adjustable LCD monitor
• Compare mode in playback
• 32x zoom in playback
• Adjustable levels of High ISO noise reduction
• Senstivities up to ISO 3200 (extendable to 6400), rather than ISO 1600
• Dust alert for locating particles on the sensor
• Pixel mapping to identify and correct for dead pixels
• AF fine-tuning (for all lenses or up to 20 chosen lenses)

Specification

Street price
• Body only: £730 / $1300
• Kit with 18-55 mm lens: £800 / N/A

Body build
• High-impact plastic with metal sub-structure
• Dust and weather resistant seals throughout

Sensor
• 14.6 million effective pixels*
• 15.1 million total pixels*
• 23.4 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in low-pass filter
• 3:2 aspect ratio

Shake Reduction
• Sensor-shift system
• Permanent magnets and electronic magnet coils
• Can compensate in x, y direction and rotational

Dust removal
• SP coating
• Dust removal by shaking sensor (using SR unit)
• Dust alert mode to help locate dust*

Image processor
• PRIME
• “14-bit ADC”
• DDR2 buffer RAM

Image sizes
• 4672 x 3104 (14.5 MP)*
• 3872 x 2592 (10.0 MP)
• 3008 x 2000 (6.0 MP)
• 1824 x 1216 (2.2 MP)

Image formats
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) – Premium* / Best / Better / Good
• RAW (PEF or DNG) + JPEG

Lens mount
• Pentax KAF2 bayonet mount
• Pentax KAF3, KAF2, KAF or KA mount lenses
• Pentax K mount lenses with restrictions

Focusing
• 11-point TTL sensor (SAFOX VIII)
• Center 9-points are sensitive to both horiz and vert. detail
• AF working range: -1 to 18 EV (at ISO 100, F1.4 lens)

Focus modes
• AF Single (AF-S)
• AF Continuous (AF-C)
• Manual focus

AF point selection
• Single Area AF
• Dynamic Area AF
• Auto Area AF

AF assist Stroboscopic flash

Metering
• 16 segment sensor
• Metering range: EV 0.0 – 21 EV (ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4)

Metering modes
• Multi-segment
• Center-weighted average
• Spot

Aperture values
• 1/3 or 1/2 EV increments
• Actual aperture range depends on lens used
• Ability to use lens aperture ring

Preview function
• Live view with magnify option*
• Depth-of-field Optical (lens stopped down)
• Digital (shot taken without saving, previewed on LCD)

White balance
• Auto
• Daylight
• Shade
• Cloudy
• Fluorescent (Daylight, Neutral, White)
• Tungsten
• Flash
• Manual
• Color temperature (3 memories) – Kelvin or Mired

WB shift
• Blue (-7) To Amber (+7)
• Magenta (-7) to Green (+7)

Color space
• sRGB
• Adobe RGB

Custom image settings
• Bright
• Natural
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Vibrant
(All with adjustment for Saturation, Hue, Contrast and Sharpness)
• Monochrome
(with adjustment for Filter type, Toning, Contrast and Sharpness)

Image parameters
• Saturation: -3 to +3
• Hue: -3 to +3
• Contrast: -3 to +3
• Sharpness: -3 to +3 (Fine sharpening option)

Viewfinder
• Eye-level pentaprism
• 95% frame coverage
• Magnification: 0.95x (with 50 mm F1.4 lens at infinity)
• Dioptre adjustment: -2.5 to +1.5 dioptre
• Natural Bright Matte II focusing screen

Viewfinder info

• AF points
• Focus confirmation dot
• Flash ready
• Shutter speed
• Aperture
• E-dial enabled
• AE lock
• Remaining shots/ISO sensitivity (custom function)
• EV compensation
• Flash compensation
• Manual focus
• Shake Reduction
• Metering / EV bar

Shooting modes
• Auto (Green mode)
• Hyper-program (P)
• Sensitivity priority (Sv)
• Shutter priority (Tv)
• Aperture priority (Av)
• Shutter & Aperture priority (TAv)
• Hyper-manual (M)
• Bulb (B)
• Flash X-Sync (X)
• User defined (USER)

As connectors, there is a USB port, Digital Video-in port, iLINK FireWire iEEE- 1394, S-Video ports, Composite Video and RCA audio. The right side has three media card slots for SD and SDHC cards, xD cards and Compact Flash cards. Then, there are the Sony memory products including the Memory Stick and Memory Stick Duo. In front,it have the DVD/CD tray and the buttons, record and pause. There is also the 2.5 inch LCD color display for menu and previewing videos and pictures. The card reader lets you transfer photos to burn to DVD. Using JPEG you can transfer some or all and even do a slide show and add music.
Sony DVDirect MC5 VRDMC5 Price Range $200.00 – $248.00.

Sanyo

For capturing still image, Xacti DMX-HD700 capable to to give 7.1MP resolution, same resolution as in  Xacti VPC-HD2 compact camcorder .All pictures and video captured will be stored to a SD/SDHC memory card which is included on the sales package.

Sanyo improved the HD700 portability by reducing it’s dimension by 10% and its weight by 16% to be just 189 grams.

Samsung Electronics

The VM-DX10 supports  allowing it to produce realistic, vivid images, Hyper Image Stabilizer feature and quick start function.

It is expected to be available in Korea market in November, and suggested price is below 700,000(KRW).

Looks like Hitachi’s DZ-HS500A isn’t the only hybrid DVD / hard drive camcorder they’ve got planned (although these do look very similar, and are likely just different model numbers). After we previously heard about this Wooo, it looks like Hitachi’s gone final on the DZ-HS301 and DZ-HS303. Both feature a 2.7-inch widescreen display, 8GB internal drive, DVD-RAM, DVD±RW, and DVD-R support, and the “One Touch Dubbing” system that masters video DVDs without a host PC. The differences, however, seem to be entirely optical: the DZ-HS301 features a 1.3 megapixel sensor with 15x optical and 800x digital zoom, while the DZ-HS303 features a 3.3 megapixel sensor with 10x optical and 500x digital zoom. They’ll run for $1449 and $1649 Australian (about $1,150, and $1,300), respectively.